16 May, 2019

ACHARI CHOLE/CHICKPEAS PULAO/BIRYANI

One of the different kind of flavorful rice dish specially made using pickle masala powder. This dish tastes better when made little more spicy. Very nutritious, protein rich rice preparation.

I also have earlier posted recipes like Peas cashew almond yakhni pulao , Jack fruit vegetable pulao , Kashmiri pulao , onion/eerulli pulao , Palak pulao , kidney beans/rajma pulao , methi matar lemon pulao , barnyard millet pulao , hyderabadi pulao , hagalakayi/bitter gourd pulao , aloo pulao , orange pulao , cauliflower pulao , ghee rice/peas pulao here.

If you are looking for more recipes which uses chickpeas, then do not forget to check here chickpeas paratha , Palak chole curry , green chickpeas salad , chickpeas cucumber poha , chickpeas sweet poha , tomato fresh chickpeas rice , beetroot chickpeas palya , chickpeas salad+dal/usli-huli , chickpeas gugguri , hyderabadi aloo chole , chole almond tikki chat , chole bhature , Punjabi satvik chole

Ingredients : measuring cup used – 250 ml

Cooked chole – 1 cup
Rice – 1 cup
Water – 2 cups
Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp
Salt to taste

To marinate :

Curd – 1/2 cup
Mustard seeds powder – 1 tsp
Coriander seeds powder – 1 tsp
Red chili powder (less hot/for color) – 2 tsp
Pickle/achar masala powder – 2 tsp

Others :

Ghee – 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Bay leaves – 3
Fennel seeds – 1 tsp
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds – 1/2 tsp (adjust)
Onion – 1 big, sliced
Green chili – 2 slit
Ginger – 1/2 tbsp
Hing – 1/8 tsp
Haldi – 1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder – 1 tbsp
Salt -just as required

PROCEDURE :

Gather and mix well all the ingredients listed below the heading ” to marinate”, mix everything well, cover and set aside

Heat ghee in a cooker, add in the ingredients from number 2 to 6, saute for a while, then add in onion and saute till translucent then add in remaining ingredients from 8 to 13 , mix everything well while sauteing

Now add in cooked chole, marinated curd mixture and saute everything till the mixture becomes dry

Then add in rinsed/soaked rice, two cups of water and salt, stir well, when it starts boiling cover with lid and give it one whistle ( one whistle is enough in my cooker)